Full title: Finnish wildlife photographer Lassi Rautianen documented the surprising friendship between a male brown bear and a female grey wolf. The pair was seen hunting together, walking together and sharing with each other.

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  • Shadow@lemmy.ca
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    17 days ago

    Tail down in a dog doesn’t only mean scared, and I don’t think you can assume dog behaviours of a wolf.

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      16 days ago

      Tail down in dogs can mean loads of things. Tail down in wolves can mean everything from hunting, stalking, chilling, walking, checking if I am home and gonna feed them.

      Can confirm, I just checked with Maia now .

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          16 days ago

          What do you mean submission? I live on an agricultural holding, and Maia is a wolf that also lives on said agricultural holding. Am I misunderstanding the question?

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            16 days ago

            Uh, yeah. I am asking if for wolves in general it can be a sign of submission. As in the post.

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              16 days ago

              Oh, ok, I understand. No. It’s not a sign of submission. Tail down is usually just when they have nothing to say (relaxed), or when they are trying not to be seen (hunting, or hiding).

              Generally though, it doesn’t mean anything without context.

              Second last pic looks like a greeting (non threatening pose), last pic is scared. They clearly spotted the photographer. Female wolves are especially skittish around humans.